Zainab

Salbi
Is an Iraqi women's rights
activist, writer, and public
speaker.
Biography
Salbi's family made her got
she decided to act by founding Women
married through an arranged
for Women International with her
marriage to an older Iraqi while
second husband Amjad Atallah.
she was 19 years old.

Salbi was born in 1969 in The marriage ended up being Salbi was only 23 years old at the
Baghdad, Iraq. abusive and she managed to time and the group started by
escape three months after. assisting 33 Croatian and Bosnian
women in 1993.
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What type of
charity or
organization has
Zainab Salbi?
Women for Women International

A grassroots humanitarian and development organization

dedicated to serving women survivors of wars by
offering support, tools, and access to life-changing skills
to move from crisis and poverty to stability and
economic self-sufficiency.

• The organization grew from helping 30 women upon

its inception to more than 478,000 marginalized
women in 8 conflict areas.
• It also distributed more than $120 million in direct aid
that impacted more than 1.7 million family members.
(1993-2011)
8 conflict-affected countries

1 Afghanistan
84% of women have no
formal education.
4 Nigeria
7
41% of women in the program
have only a primary school
Kosovo

education.
Democratic Republic

2 of Congo
52% of women have no
formal education.
5 South Sudan
8
48% of women in the program
have no formal education.
Rwanda

3 Iraq
38% of women in the program
have only a primary school
6 Bosnia and Herzegovina
31% of women are
unemployed.
education.
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What are some
examples of Zainab
Salbi activities?
Examples

Stronger Women, Stronger Men's

Nations Program Engagement
Men's Engagement
They work with men – so they can join as allies and
advocates for gender equality. “

Murhula from the Democratic Republic of Congo

“My life has really changed because before I didn't

know the different forms of violence. But today I know
about rape and violence. I now respect a woman.
Today we know that inheritance is a right of every
person - a woman as well as a man. Today I can say
that the work a man can do, a woman also can do it.
Personally I changed a lot.”
Stronger Women, Stronger Nations Program

Sister sponsors: Sister sponsors is a direct and

personal approach to support. Women receive
support through letters from sponsors who help
women go through the program financially and
emotionally

Share cookbook: Recipes. 100%

of the
publisher’s profits go directly to
the organization.
How to help
Sponsor a sister
You can choose if you want to
sponsor 1 o 2 sisters
Donation
$35 1 Sponsorship(s)
$35 Billed Monthly

Your sponsorship will help

your sister learn skills that can
change her life.
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What are the
results of their
work to help
others?
Zainab has been consistently identified as one of the women impacting
the world.

2016 - People Magazine Foreign Policy Magazine Fast Company

“25 Women Changing “100 Leading Global “100 Most Creative
The World” Thinkers” People in Business”

The Guardian and Newsweek Harper’s Bazaar Arabian Business - 2017

“Top 100 Women of Called One of the 21st “#1 Most Influential
Activists and century heroes Arab Woman in the
Campaigners” World”
Books

Between Two Worlds: Escape from

Tyranny: Growing Up in the Shadow of
Saddam

If You Knew Me, You

Would Care

Freedom is an Inside
Job